Box and the like



S. S..BOOTY.

BOX AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1920.

Patented J uly 25, 1922.

INVENTOR ss fioa'i'y. BY

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BOX AND THE LIKE.

TocZZ 'w am it may concern Be it known that I, STANLEY SErTIMUs land, have invented certain new and useful.

Improvements in and Relating to Boxes and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boxes and the like of the kind in which the lid has a downwardly projecting curved collar, adapted to be engaged about the side walls of the box or an upwardly projecting rim or collar attached to or forming part of or constituting said side-walls.

In forming such boxes of certain mate-, rials as for instance cardboard, it is found that itis diflicult to ensure that the lid fits tightly on the body of the box as atmospheric conditions cause expansion or contraction of the material employed in the construction thereof, with the result that a lid which may be a good fit in some circumstances will be too tight or too loose in others.

The object of the resent invention is to provide means whereby a satisfactory frictional engagement of the lid and the body of the box may be ensured.

According to the invention, the downwardly projecting collar of the lid or the upwardly projecting rim or collar attached to or forming part of or constituting the sidewalls of the box is provided with a plurality of holes, spaced apart circumferentially on the collar and a ribbon, cord or the like is threaded through these holes.

Ordinarily, these holes are provided at suitable intervals round the said collar, and the ribbon, cord or the like is passed through successive holes in an inward and outward direction alternately, the ends of the ribbon being secured together, optionally in such manner that the tension on the portion of the ribbon, cord or the like threaded through the holes may be varied in order to secure a tighter or looser fit of the lid.

VVheIr necessary or desirable a washer of resilient or flexible material may be arranged in the lid or on the upper edge of the side-walls of the box so as to secure a dust-tight closure, or other means adapted Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented July 25, 19 22.

Application filed J 1 11y17 1920; Serial No. 394,452; I

witlr receptaclesfor powder asc'laimed in the specifications of my-prior applications I for British LettersPatent Nos; 18690,=20430 and 20431 of A. D. 1918 and 3084- of A. D. 1919, as well as" for other receptacles for powder of the kind in which a foraminous surface is arranged above the powder contained in a box of the kind first above'referred to, and such receptacles, provided with the means whereby a satisfactory engagement of the lid and body of the box may be ensured, specified above, fall within the scope of the present invention.

Certain constructions in accordance with the invention are illustrated, by wayof ex ample, in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 are views of one construction;

Figures?) and 4; are views of a second construction; and

Figures 5 and 6 are views of a third constru'ction.

In the drawings 1 is the downwardly projecting. collar of the lid, 2 the upwardly projecting rim or collar forming the sidewalls of the box 3 are holes provided in the collar, 4 is the ribbon threaded through said holes and tied in a bow 5. As will be seen the construction illustrated in Figures 3 and 1 is differentiated from the construction illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 by the positioning of the holes.

The construction illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 has two pairs of holes with a piece of ribbon threaded through each pair, the ends of each piece of ribbon being tied in a bow on the outside of the lid. In these last mentioned figures the present invention is illustrated as applied to the construction of a receptacle for powder as claimed in the specifications of British Letters Patent Nos. 18690, 20430 of A. D. 1918 and 3034 of A. D. 1919, 6 indicating the pufi' device, 7 the foraminous surface and 8 the spring supporting the latter.

It is to be observed that the employment of a ribbon, cord or the like in the manner indicated, does not effect the desired results in consequence of the contraction of the downwardly projecting collar under the tension put upon the ribbon, cord or the like, but as the result of the ribbon, for instance, within the collar' extending between the holes in a more or less taut manner gripping more or less tightly about the walls of box or the collar forming part of the same.

In the appended claim the expression ribbon is to be construed as including cord or equivalents.

Further it is to be understood that providing the side walls of the body portion of the box with holes and threading a ribbon through such holes in order to ensure a satisfactory frictional connection between the lid and body portions is an obvious alterna tive to arranging a ribbon or the like in holes in the lid and as such is included within the scope of the patent claim.

STANLEY sEPTIMUs BOOTY. 

